Senior Controller - #2631925

About Us

Cumulocity is the preferred choice for industrial equipment makers and is trusted by major brands to power their smart connected products in manufacturing, green energy, fleet management, consumer electronics, and more. Our product roots were founded in 2012 and Cumulocity is today one of the leading IoT platforms in the market. We connect devices, make them smart and intelligent with the power of AI, and provide advanced analytics capabilities.

Cumulocity serves over 200 customers in more than 20 countries with a team of around 300 employees. As an investor-backed Management Buy-Out (MBO) by January 2025, we are an independent scale-up company on a high-growth trajectory and seek to maximize value for our customers, employees, and investors, while building scalable internal corporate functions and strategies.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior Controller to help build and professionalize Cumulocity’s controlling, reporting and performance management capabilities. This role is a key position in a small, globally distributed Finance team and offers the opportunity to shape scalable planning, reporting and business partnering processes in an international technology scale-up.

You will own core controlling deliverables such as monthly management reporting, budget and forecast processes, variance analysis, KPI reporting, cost controlling and investor-facing finance analyses. You will work closely with the CFO, Accounting & Tax, business leaders and external service providers to improve transparency, decision support and financial discipline across the organization.

We are a widely remote-working global company with major representations in Germany, India, Bulgaria, the UK and the US. This role can be based remotely in Germany, with hybrid collaboration where useful.

Responsibilities

• Drive the monthly management reporting process, including preparation of P&L, cash flow, KPI and variance analyses for the CFO, management team and investors.

• Own and continuously improve the budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes, including timelines, templates, assumptions, quality reviews and stakeholder alignment.

• Act as a finance business partner to functional leaders, providing clear analysis, decision support and challenge on cost development, headcount, investments and operational performance.

• Develop and maintain scalable controlling models for revenue, ARR, bookings, churn, gross margin, personnel costs, OPEX, CAPEX, cash flow and other relevant SaaS / IoT business metrics.

• Prepare and interpret monthly performance dashboards and KPI packs, ensuring consistent definitions, data quality and reconciliation to accounting and source systems.

• Support the month-end close by reviewing accruals, cost allocations, intercompany effects and management reporting adjustments in close collaboration with Accounting & Tax.

• Establish and document group-wide controlling standards, cost center structures, reporting calendars, KPI definitions and planning guidelines.

• Improve the quality, efficiency and automation of reporting and planning processes, including the further development of finance systems, BI tools and data interfaces.

• Support investor reporting, board materials, shareholder requests, ad hoc analyses and due diligence workstreams with robust financial insights and clear storytelling.

• Monitor actuals against budget and forecast, identify risks and opportunities early, and recommend corrective actions together with the business owners.

• Contribute to finance transformation projects, including ERP / planning tool implementation, reporting process redesign and the transition towards stronger internal finance ownership.

• Ensure a strong control mindset in controlling processes, with transparent documentation, data traceability and alignment between management reporting and statutory accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Business Informatics or a related field.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in controlling, FP&A, finance business partnering, audit, transaction services or a comparable finance role, ideally in a multinational technology, SaaS, scale-up, PE  environment.

• Strong understanding of financial statements, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and KPI steering, consolidation.

• Experience with SaaS, subscription, usage-based or software business models is a strong plus, including metrics such as ARR, NRR, churn, bookings, gross margin and CAC / payback logic.

• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear business insights and recommendations for senior management and non-finance stakeholders.

• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills and strong affinity for finance systems, BI tools and data automation; experience with Lucanet.

• Structured, analytical and hands-on working style with strong ownership, attention to detail and the ability to drive topics independently in a dynamic environment.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across cultures, seniority levels and remote teams.

• Process-oriented mindset with a focus on standardization, documentation, scalability, internal controls and continuous improvement.

• Excellent English skills in speaking and writing. German skills are a plus.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• Opportunities for growth in a fast-paced, high-impact global organization.
• The opportunity to shape Cumulocity’s controlling, planning, reporting and financial performance management approach as we scale.
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment at the forefront of Industrial IoT innovation.
• Flexible remote / hybrid working arrangements within Germany.

How to Apply

If this applies to you, then we are looking for YOU and would like to hear from you. Help us continue the Cumulocity success story and become part of our team.

Please submit your resume and a short cover letter detailing your relevant experience to

[email protected], including your earliest possible start date and salary expectations.

Join Cumulocity and help shape the future of industrial IoT while driving value for our customers, employees and investors.